December 2014

Joy In Movement

After a devastating MS diagnosis, Teresa Mees found a reason and drive to move forward and become whole and healthy again. I was never a natural runner. I tried, though. With my terrible form, lack of endurance and laughable speed, running hurt. I thought it was supposed to hurt. I always thought that exercise had

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Thinking Outside the Gift Box

During the holidays, it’s easy to get wrapped up in your to-do list rather than the true meaning of the season. That’s why one Columbia family has transformed traditional gifts into a tradition of giving that encompasses the values they hold most dear. When you think back on holidays gone by, what do you remember?

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Wear Winter Well

’Tis the season to bid adieu to tank tops and flip-flops. Although the weather outside might be frightful, there’s no need to stop looking fabulous! This season, it’s all about that classy, effortless look. Add style to your everyday casual outfit by overlaying basic knits or plaid prints with a textured vest paired with a

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Comfort Food

Universal and intensely local, these meals are evocative of days gone by. Comfort food is both universal and intensely local. The chile-studded rice porridge that brings a nostalgic tear to a middle-aged man’s eye in Thailand would seem impossibly exotic in mid-Missouri. Serve that same man your grandma’s meatloaf, and he might think he’s been

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There’s No Place Like Home

How a city with continually revolving doors has become a permanent locale for three area women Columbia. To some, it’s a town that holds four wonderful years of collegiate memories. For others, it’s a pit stop between Kansas City and St. Louis. But to these three women, Columbia is home. It’s a town that represents

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There’s No Place Like Home

How a city with continually revolving doors has become a permanent locale for three area women Columbia. To some, it’s a town that holds four wonderful years of collegiate memories. For others, it’s a pit stop between Kansas City and St. Louis. But to these three women, Columbia is home. It’s a town that represents

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